<p>lol seriously, the UCs generally cost roughly the same so it makes no sense to go to UCR instead of UCI for “financial” reasons rather than going to a CC. Sounds like a save-face excuse because OP didn’t make it into UCI.</p>
<p><a href=“The Office of Financial Aid | UC Riverside”>The Office of Financial Aid | UC Riverside;
<a href=“Cost | Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships | UCI”>Cost | Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships | UCI;
<p>According to those UCR costs even more than UCI if you’re living on campus. </p>